Predicting Ixodes scapularis abundance on white-tailed deer using geographic information systems

• Published in: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol. 51; no. 5; p. 538
• Main Authors: Glass, G E, Amerasinghe, F P, Morgan, 3rd, J M, Scott, T W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.1994
• Subjects: Animals; Computer Simulation; Deer - parasitology; Female; Linear Models; Male; Maryland - epidemiology; Models, Statistical; Soil; Tick Infestations - epidemiology; Tick Infestations - parasitology; Tick Infestations - veterinary; Ticks - growth & development

We collected 1,410 Ixodes scapularis from 139 white-tailed deer in Kent County, Maryland during the 1990 hunting season. A geographic information system was used to extract 41 environmental variables in the areas surrounding the collection sites of the deer. Stepwise linear regression was used to ev...